Meet Our Doctors

Dr. Paul Kasrovi completed his doctoral and postdoctoral education at UCSF, receiving both a specialty certificate in Orthodontics and a Master of Science degree in Oral Biology. Dr. Kasrovi is board certified by the American Board of Orthodontics. Before making a career change to dentistry, he had received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from USC and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and worked as a systems engineer for AT&T Bell Laboratories.

In addition to his commitment to the group practice, Dr. Kasrovi is a Clinical Professor at the UCSF School of Dentistry, division of Orthodontics where he has been teaching since 1995. He is also an adjunct professor, in the Department of Orthodontics, at the UOP Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. Dr. Kasrovi has served as a Clinical Supervisor at the orthodontic teaching clinic at La Clinica de La Raza in Oakland.

As an active member of the orthodontic and dental community, Dr. Kasrovi is affiliated with several professional associations. His affiliations include:

President of the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists

Past President and member of the California Association of Orthodontists

Director and member of the Northern CA. Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists

University advocate for the American Board of Orthodontics

Past President and member of the Berkeley Dental Society

Member of the American Dental Association

Member of the California Dental Association

Member of the American Association of Orthodontists

Member of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics

Member of the Peninsula Orthodontic Research Group

Member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, a National Dental Honor Society

Dr. Kasrovi is a published author of articles in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, the Journal of the California Dental Association, and the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists Bulletin. He has had his research presented at the meetings of the International Association of Dental Research and the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. He has lectured on orthodontic care locally, nationally, and internationally.

Dr. Kasrovi and his wife, Leila, have two children, Dara and Kiana. Dr. Kasrovi enjoys spending time with his family and is passionate about traveling, skiing, soccer, Bay Area sports teams, and playing bass guitar in a local East Bay band.

Dr. Michael Meyer received his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley in 1966, his doctoral degree in 1970, and his orthodontic specialty degree in 1972 from UCSF. He is a Clinical Professor at UCSF, teaching growth and development and the treatment of young patients. He is the former co-founder and co-director of the orthodontic teaching clinic at La Clinica de La Raza in Oakland and the former Orthodontic Director of the Craniofacial Anomalies Panel at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Oakland. Dr. Meyer has also served as a foreign journal editor for the premier orthodontic journal, the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. He is the former Chairman of the Library Advisory Committee of the American Association of Orthodontists.

Dr. Meyer’s affiliations include:

Member of the California Association of Orthodontists

Former Director & member of the Northern CA. E.H. Angle Society of Orthodontists

Member of the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists

University advocate for the American Association of Orthodontics

Member of the Berkeley Dental Society

Member of the American Dental Association

Member of the California Dental Association

Member of the American Association of Orthodontists

Member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, a National Dental Honor Society

Co-holder of a patent on the Counterforce wire

Dr. Meyer is a published author of articles in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, the Journal of the California Dental Association, and the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists Bulletin. He has lectured on orthodontic care locally, nationally, and internationally.

Dr. Meyer and his wife, Christina, have one son, Joshua, an international attorney who resides in France, and three grandchildren.

Dr. Min-jeong Kim received her undergraduate and doctoral degree from Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea. She continued on to the University of California, San Francisco to obtain a specialty certificate in Orthodontics as well as a Master’s degree in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences. Dr. Kim is a Clinical Supervisor at La Clinica de La Raza in Oakland, where she oversees the orthodontic residents from UCSF.

Dr. Kim’s affiliations include:

Member of the American Association of Orthodontists

Member of the California Association of Orthodontists

Member of the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists

Member of the American Dental Association

Member of the California Dental Association

Member of the Berkeley Dental Society

Member of the Korean Association of Orthodontists

Member of Korean Dental Association

Dr. Kim has published articles in the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists Bulletin and has presented at the International Association of Dental Research.

Dr. Kim and her husband, Eric, have two daughters, Jeannie and Abigail. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, hiking, skiing, and occasional golfing. She is very much involved in her daughters’ schools.

Dr. Nancy Ung earned her undergraduate degree at Stanford University in 1982 with a Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences with Honors. Following that, she received her Dental Degree from Harvard University in 1987 and graduated Summa Cum Laude.

While at Harvard, Dr. Ung was simultaneously a Public Health Fellow and received her Masters in Public Health with a specialty in Health Policy and Management / International Policy along with her Dental Degree. Subsequent to that, she returned to the West Coast and attended the University of Washington, where she completed both her Certificate and Masters Degree in 1989 in the specialty of Orthodontics. During her training, she was a U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Officer, which allowed her to pursue her interest in research at the National Institutes of Health.

Presently, Dr. Ung is a Clinical Professor at UCSF and has taught the UCSF orthodontic residents at La Clinica de la Raza in Oakland since 1990. She has served on the Editorial Board for both the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, and the Angle Orthodontist.

Dr. Ung’s professional affiliations include:

American Association of Orthodontists

American Dental Association

California Dental Association

Southern Alameda County Dental Society

Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists

California Association of Orthodontists

Former Component Liaison for New Members, Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists

Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University

Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Harvard University

Dr. Ung is a published author of numerous articles in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. She has had her research presented at the meetings of the American Dental Association, the International Association of Dental Research, the International Health Technology Assessment in Health Care Conference, and the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists. She has received numerous awards, including international recognition for her research performed at Harvard, as well as her work at the University of Washington.

Dr. Ung is a Bay Area native who spends her “free time” with her joyful daughter, Natalie, who is a happy work in progress. The rest of her time is spent with her hobbies and activities, which keep her out of trouble.

Dr. Nga Hoang grew up in the East bay. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with Highest Honors at UC Davis. She then received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from UCSF, where she stayed to continue three more years of specialization training, earning her both a specialty certificate in Orthodontics and a Master’s of Science degree in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences. Dr. Hoang is board certified by the American Board of Orthodontics.

Dr. Hoang’s professional affiliations include:

Member of the American Association of Orthodontists

Member of the American Dental Association

Member of the California Dental Association

Member of the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists

Member of the California Association of Orthodontists

Member of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics

Dr. Hoang has presented her research at the meetings of the American Association for Dental Research, Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, and the American Association of Orthodontists. She was awarded the Joseph E. Johnson Clinical Award from the American Association of Orthodontists in May 2013 for her Master’s research.

Dr. Hoang is the youngest of five children and is a busy aunt of four nieces and seven nephews. When Dr. Hoang is not busy enjoying the company of her family and friends, she enjoys hiking, running, reading, and salsa dancing. She is also passionate about giving back to her community, which inspired her to coordinate many outreach events while she was in dental school and volunteer at La Clinica De La Raza orthodontic night clinic during her residency.